Horsepen Creek washes over Old Beaubouef Road Monday. It's one of a few roads that remained closed Monday in Rapides Parish because of flooding. Tia Owens-Powers/towens@thetowntalk.com

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Central Louisiana is in another bout of rain -- this time lasting through Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.

Light showers are expected to bring about 1 inch of rain to the area, with some pockets of heavier rainfall, an NWS spokesman said. Occasional thunderstorms are in the forecast.

The forecast calls for a high of 36 today with an overnight low of 30. Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 42 on Wednesday before breaking into the 50s on Thursday and Friday. There is a 70 percent chance of rain today with a 40 percent chance of rain Wednesday. ...